The French verb ouvrir means "to open". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of ouvrir is j'ouvre, tu ouvres, il/elle ouvre, nous ouvrons, vous ouvrez, ils/elles ouvrent. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is ouvrant and its past participle is ouvert. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| j' | ouvre (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | ouvres (irregular) | |
| il/ | ouvre (irregular) | |
| nous | ouvrons (irregular) | |
| vous | ouvrez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | ouvrent (irregular) |
| j' | ai ouvert (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as ouvert (irregular) |
| il/ | a ouvert (irregular) |
| nous | avons ouvert (irregular) |
| vous | avez ouvert (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont ouvert (irregular) |
| j' | ouvrais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | ouvrais (irregular) |
| il/ | ouvrait (irregular) |
| nous | ouvrions (irregular) |
| vous | ouvriez (irregular) |
| ils/ | ouvraient (irregular) |
| j' | ouvrirai |
|---|---|
| tu | ouvriras |
| il/ | ouvrira |
| nous | ouvrirons |
| vous | ouvrirez |
| ils/ | ouvriront |
| j' | ouvrirais |
|---|---|
| tu | ouvrirais |
| il/ | ouvrirait |
| nous | ouvririons |
| vous | ouvririez |
| ils/ | ouvriraient |
| que j' | ouvre (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | ouvres (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | ouvre (irregular) |
| que nous | ouvrions (irregular) |
| que vous | ouvriez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | ouvrent (irregular) |
| tu | ouvre (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | ouvrons (irregular) |
| vous | ouvrez (irregular) |
Ouvrir is irregular. Its present forms include ouvre and ouvrons, and its past participle is ouvert.
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No. Ouvrir is irregular.
The present participle is ouvrant. The past participle is ouvert.
Ouvrir uses avoir. The forms are ai ouvert, as ouvert, a ouvert, avons ouvert, avez ouvert, and ont ouvert.